Passage · New Testament
Matthew 13:14-15
Matt.13.14-Matt.13.15
Explore this passage in the graph14Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.” 15For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn, and I would heal them.’ Read this passage at the publisher: Read in NIV · Read in ESV
Connections that cite this passage
Matthew 13:14-15 quotes Isaiah 6:9-10
Direct quotationHigh confidenceJesus explains the purpose of parables by quoting Isaiah's commission about a people who hear without understanding.
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